Transfer.



W. WIESE.

TRANSFER. -M PLl-GATIDII FILED IAN-24uv 1914.

1,300,079. Patented Apf.8,1919.

'oo AVMZIWH oIaLaS'lEl l maaNsrEa t raam-1" Sao' tBe it'knovvn that-1,WILLIAM Wiesn, citizenV of "the,n United ;Stat es,. residingl atStategof Ohio,{liave invented a oertarn new and useful 'Improvement jinTransfers,l of which the followfgin liS'fa l full, jelea-randexactdescription, re erencefbeing had to the accompanying dravvings.

l This invention relates.; to@ irnprQYIIngS in transfers, such as yareused bystreetrail- Waynompanies.' l Y A 'The objects of my invention areto-pro-` vide `a transfer ofthe'. above'oharacter. halvi'ngarranged'thereon` a series of'spaoes each of Which represents atransferpoint, that f is to' `sa-y, the-pointV ofi'ntersectlon between Ytheissuing land-jreceiving`-.street` car lines, thel point of intersectionbeing indicated fby fang appropriate heading laff-fthe v'en d ofjeaehvof the spaces and to further provide the 'trans- `fer with a'seriesofeol'urnns Whichxtend across the series of spaces; at, substan'tlallyright. yangles thereto, eachcolumn-off13h@v` second seriesl'correspondingyto a. transfer space andrepresentlng atrip.' Eacht'rl'p` column Ais headed with yanindication which represents theapproxi-mate, time atwhich the carstarts upon itstripg; and Wherethetrip-colu1nns intersect the .transfer point` spacesthere areindicatiousof the limit, of time Within Which the transfer may be usedat"therespectivetransfer points. i

Coperating with; the trip acolu'mns are two other: columns,V one of`vi'rhich :represents P. M. 'andthebther Mzgwhereby it may be`lindicated Whetherthe trip Were made' be-l;

fore .o'r after noon;V ,As'qvillfbeqexpl-ained farther along in thisdescription the trans*- fer is adapted ,tobe vscapa-raienton alinebetween any two of the adjacent t'ripf.cole"I umns, Aand. to enablevfuture/comparison of the ends of the ltransfersafterthey have marks ofidentioation; L 23 j The transfer' 'is further provided with the names4of the various inonths of the year and(` with numeralsindiating theVdays been' used, I provide vlthe txvoends vwith like ofa inonth,7a1lof' which arelocated near the edge of the transfer: in aj* position to fbe conveniently punched..Alsofprinfd 1501i the face of the `transferis""'the name ofthe issuing line, and space :is .provided upon whichmaybe sengers. x

printedv instructions `:to pasa transfer of Yabove "charac-terj area`Ina-L terialsaving iin time in the issuing oftransfers,`(',nrhi'ch,1isa4 veryA important itemfin Y street; railwaytransportation) the@ time provided between the 'l various' transferpoints, `wherebyV the recipienti ofga transfer at thel farthest point ofinterseotion ivillfre-v -eeive substantially the'jsarne amount of timeWithin Which'to [use hisftransfer l as one who lhold-s a transfer forthe nearest pontngof iney tersetion and, by reason of kthe like marks ofidentification which appear, oni eaoha endV of eaeh of theftransf'ers,thefplortionheldfby passenger may be `egnnpa-red Wi'ththe stub'reta-ined by; the )railway `company x'Should dispute farise as to .thetime. limit ofthe transfer, being explained aty this vtime tliatfuthecond-uetor issuing l l the .transfer i marks each1 pad` withnhisnuffx'nber and with the time of his `trip in 1 `space Aprovidedvforasuchjpurpnse. :j

above transfers f W-ithin which the. pad of s AIn!connection"with myinvention vide aconvenient-holderforapad of the f 85' transfers may befirmly clamped aniwhich is :equipped with 'a stripperfplatewhicli* isjarrangedtobe pressed against thetop transferbf the pad with its edge;extending along f tlregline betweentwo adjacent `tripk columns, theipadf being clamped Within the holder in" a vposition lito lcause thestripper umn which represents theI time 'of` the 1 trip upon whicha :thetransfers i are* to.y Ybe used.' By means Vfof this Aholder,thefcndjlictor vinlay teaa` off the l end of atransfer asl easily'. andquickly .as aftransfer maybe severed from the pads which: arefatgpresentin "usegwan'df f because of.-y the arrangement of the indicationsjuponfthe transfeni thet'earinv: of the trans'ferwu'pon the line definedby t, efedge ingrorfpunchin las isfthepcase inthepre- Lnailingftypes'otransfers.;k if 'l Theholder-referred toassimp'le of -fconfV 'i.structionfandeconomical of production;- 1s, j -v vstrong;"anddurable'7and ver;7 `oonvenlent.of-

operationw The ho1der,in itsdetalS, con

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f stitutes no part vof thev invention which it is thepurpose of thisapplication to secure, said holder forming the subject matter of aseparate application which will be filed hereafter. ,Y i

More generally speaking, my invention mayjbe defined.- as consisting ofthe` com-V binations of elements set forth in the annexed claims andillustrated in the'accompanym'g drawing forming a part hereof,

wherein thefigureis a plan View ofI a pad of my improved transfers, thesame having applied thereto a convenient form of holder.

In the drawings, A represents a pad of transfers each of which isprovided with a seriesv of transfer point spaces 5', hereinbeforereferred to. Extending at right angles across the spaces b is aseries oftrip columns, previously mentioned, each column registering with atransverse space and each column beingprovided, in the spacesYdesignated c, Vwith indications of the approximate time of the start. ofvarious trips throughout the twelvehours of a day, there being aninterval of thirty minutes represented, between like spaces ineach ofthe columns. s

Viewing t-he transfer from the righthand end of the drawing (which forthe purpose of description will be considered the bottom of thetransfer) itV will be Vseen that the in# dications ofl time shown in'the divisions ofeach trip 'column increase successively Y Y bers'ever'edand marked.

from fle'ft to right; and the series of transfer points are arranged inthe order of their intersection with the issuingv line, as theyv areread from left to. right. The columns of "Ps and 'As which are indicatedrespectively at `(land @intersect the left-hand ends' of the tripcolumns and are-used to show 'whether the trip is run before or afternoon,` as will be `clearly brought out in the description of the oper'-atio'n and use of the holder and transfer, which is to follow. Thespaces f, which appear in the lower right-hand corner of thetransfer,accommodate the names of the months, and thevdivisions g, which extendbelow the lower end of the columns Z and c, bear numerals representingthe days of a Y 'month -The blank 71, at the top of the transfer is fortheY number of the conductor issuinglthe ktransfers and the Vtime of histrip whereonf-the pad is used. Y

The pad of transfers is clamped by and manipulated 1in .conjunction witha holder which enables the transfers conveniently to' This holdervcomprisesV a pair of laterally spaced vertically extending housingseachhaving a sidewall y4, endwalls 5 and' 6', and a top wall vor cover7. Aribbon-like extension 8 of each of the walls 6V is bent inwardly a shortdistance at right 'angles with respect Lto said wall and then backparallel thereto to where it is again. turned at right angles and liesagainst the wall 4. A similar but longer extension 9 of each of thewalls 5 turns inwardly at yright angles to said wall and @is then bentback upon itself and follows turned at right angles in the direction of,

the wall 5 for a short distance whence it is tii'rned back upon itselfand extends toward the wallG of the housing. VAfter again being turnedinto a plane parallel with the end walls 5 and G, it terminates in aright angle bend which overlies the end of the extension 8, where it andsaid extension 8 are secured to the wall 4 in any approved manner, as bya rivet 10. The rectangular cover 7, previously mentioned, iscoextensive with the space inclosed by the walls 4, 5 and 6, and issecured to the upper edge of the walls 5 and 6 and to portions of theextensions 8 and 9, preferably by welding. The lower edges of the walls5 and 6 and the extensions 8 and 9 are likewise secured to the bottom ofthe housing.

By bending the extensions -S and 9 in the manner above described to formthe housing B, I produce, in each housing, a rectangular cavity 11 and avertical channel 12.

Secured to the outside wall 4 of each of the housings `is the verticalend of a yoke 13, the same being made preferably of a sheet `metalstamping, ,the central or horizontal'portion of which is strengthened byhaving its edges turned downward and inward. the ends of the yoke beingsecured to the walls 4 by the same rivets 10 that secure the ends of theextensions 8 and 9 to the inner surfaces of said walls. Theconstruction-of the reinforced central portion of the yoke also providesa substantial thread bearing for the screw 14, vthe lower end of whichis swiveled to a presser-bar 15 adapted to clamp a pad of transferswithin the holder.

Parallel with the presser-bar 15 is a stripper bar 16 having an offset16a adapted to extend over a portion of the intersection between the A.M. or 1). M. column with one of thevtrip columns. This bar is providedwith a guide member 18 ineach cavity 11, there being an operating handle27 for elevating and depressing the stripper bar.

It was brought out during the descriptionv of the transfer, that twocolumns intersected the trip columns, one representing A. M. and theother P. M. The use of these columns will now be explained.

It will be seen from the drawing that the distance between thehousingsis somewhat greater than the width of the pad of transfers, and thatoneend bfwthejstripper-bar 16 'is provided with an osetleandl when the padof transfersfis clampedwithinthe holder in the positionshown'intheffigura` the projection 16 extends overra "portion of f tle"intersection -between the Mi column and-,one'of the trip columns.Ifatransfer weretorn-'along the edge of the stripperfbar when .theseconditions exist, it isf obvious that the 1). M. column .would bedefacedv adjacent the .tiip'i.. column l which; would occupy the severededge of the transfer. yIt

t is''t'oibe iinderstoodetfliat" this w'oi'ild'indicate P has beendefaced, thusleaving only the letter A as the left hand letter to in-vdicate that the trip is an A. M. or fore= noon trip. To indicate thatthe trip isrmade after noon, the pad of transfers is vshifted Y to theother side of the holder to remove the projection 16a entirely from thesurface ofthe transfer after which Vthe transfery may be torn upon astraight line, the space at the intersection of the 1). M. column andthe trip column being preserved. This yleaves both letters P and vAintact and, reading the left hand letter-as the conductors will beinstructed to do-it will i be vseen that the time indicated on thetransfer is P. M. time or afternoon time. As,- suming that the transfershownin Fig. l

is severed, with the holder in|` the position indicatedthereon,'the.letter P 7will be defaced or elimina-ted leaving the letterA intact opposite thetransverse column begin ning with 8 :30. This showsthat thetransfer'is good only for a forenoon trip starting M1813() andbeing good at the transfer points indicated therebeneath up to theexpiration of the times noted at the top of the transfer and directlyabove such points. Should it be desired to use the transfer .shown inlthe figure as a P. M. transfer and sever it at the same line, all thatis necessary todo` is to shift the transfer pad to the right: soV

as to bring the inclinedsurface of the cutter bar entirelyclear oftheleft hand edge of the pad.- The transfer would then be torn nating theletter 1). y n

I have shown thetransfer as being notched and with a marginal punch to'indicate the month and the day of the month when the transfer is valid,this A`being in accordance with the usual practice.

entirelv across, without defacing or eli1ni`- The fact that the time'indications successively decrease as they progress along the transferpoint columns from thetop rof the transfer toward the bottom ory endwhich is to be severed therefrom, makes the cancellation of the transferautomatic, and pre vents the holder of a transfer from fraudulentlychanging or extending the time of the transfer by severing it along theline beumns ywhich.appear.;oii the Lportion ofitlie .transfernwhich heholds. 'r' i tions-:increase progressively from the bottom `to the top'of the transfer, the transferwhen once torn off will be incapable ofhaving its vtime of expiration extendedzby the recipient; and finally,through the single opera' io ofthey 70 the `single*operationjioffpressing; he j stripper'rlbar.against thetransfer and'tearing v Itheytransfei" alongsuch bar,"^eaclitra1 isferl will begcausedl'toindicate the eXpirationlbf the time during which. the transferisLeffeeevtive; (whether-AVM. Yor P.' at'anyl'def; sired number of transferpoints; further V f more; owingftothe factithatthe ktvfiie indieal thatthe trip represented 'by said 'trip^""` column was made before nooinasthe lettei tion referred to above, a record of the forel,

going `data `will be leftawiththe .transfer issuer. i ,5

Having thus described my invention,

what LI claim is :f-

A transfer of the cha `1acter described, y,

havingl a Aseries of transfer point spaces,

rv,and a series of trip columns intersectingy the transfer point spaces,the, fiiitersec tion of yany Aone of :the transfer point bearinganindication ofthe timezwhen the spaces and any one'of the trip ";columnsY v f95" f transferbecomes ineffective at the point i represented by therespectivel j transfer point space/,upon the trip representedby therespective trip column, the transfer being adapted to be severed. on'aline be-1 tween` any two adjacent trip yr columns,

one portion of the transfer,after it has .been I severedfforming a stuband vthev otherzpor.

tionV thereof an 'issued transfer, the 'afore-f Ysaid'timeindicationssuccessively decreasing as they-progress along'the transfer point towardtheissued end thereof.

having aQseries of trip columns and fasesecting "said trip columns, eachtrip column provided with a vseries of time indications correspondingrespectively to a transfer point,l the time indications of the columnsfin- #paces fromthe stub end of the transfery v3.15v creasingsuccessivelyy toward one end of, thev transferfwliereby, whenthe-transferis sevf ered along theline of a trip column, the timefindicationsat ythe severed end of -thetransfer will betheflatest timeindications on the' ysaid transfer.

v3. A transferliaving indiciathereon indicating series of transferpoints and a .plural'ity of time indications corresponding to eachofsaid transfer points so located izo ies:

that, by a single operation, the transfer will' be caused to indicatethe expiration of ,any4

' chosen time Vduring which the transfer is.r y effective, `at any oneof a desired `number of transferpoints, `and which transfer, after isosueh operation, shallbe incapable of altera tionfto extend the timeduring which the transfer is effective. Y v

to'eachfof said'transfer points so located that,` by a single operation,the transfer will be caused to indicate the expiration of any chosentime during which the transfer is ei'e'ctive, at anyone of a desirednumber of transfer points, which time indications shall he incapable ofextension after such operation, and which shall leave with the conductoror issuer of such transfer a record of the foregoing data.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM WIESE. Witnesses BRENNAN B. WEST, HUGH B. MCGILL.

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